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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「蠅聲蛙躁」, explained here.

The idiom 「蠅聲蛙躁」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

Flies and frogs croaked endlessly. A metaphor for inferior, whining poetry.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yíng shēng wā zào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ying1/ying4 seng1 wa1 chou3

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.